Big First Inning Propels Stags To 4-1 Win Over Sacred Heart

Fairfield, CT - The Fairfield Stags scratched
out four runs in the top of the first inning as they downed the SHU
softball team 4-1 Thursday afternoon at Pioneer Park. Amanda Bradley
(Langley, BC) supplied the only Sacred Heart run of the afternoon
with a solo homerun in the bottom of the fifth. Freshman Nicole Sidor (North
Vancouver, BC) tossed three scoreless innings of relief and struck
out five batters.

Fairfield (21-17) got things started in the top of the first
with a one-out double from Tiffany Lawson that just stayed inside
the first base bag. The next batter would reach on an error
and a stolen base would put runners on second and third with one
out. The next batter, Meghan Borst followed that by plating
two runs with a single to right center. Back-to-back singles
and a second SHU error allowed the Stags to take a 3-0
advantage. Allison Wigand rounded out the frame drawing a
bases loaded walk as Fairfield carried a 4-0 advantage
into the bottom of the first.

Sacred Heart (21-24) was unable to score a run off of Stags
starter Minice through four innings. Bradley took the first
pitch from reliever Emily Orr over the right center field wall
to start the fifth inning. However, those would be the only
runs given up by Orr as she picked up her second save of the
season. Courtney Lee
(Camarillo, CA) also had a strong day at the dish, going 2-for-2
and drawing a walk.

The Pioneers return to action on Saturday with a Northeast
Conference double header against Bryant. First pitch is set
for 1:00 pm.